Last night (Oct. 9), AEW head honcho Tony Khan matched WWE’s move by making the first 30 minutes of tonight’s Dynamite commercial-free on TBS (it was announced earlier that the episode of NXT airing opposite the schedule-shifted AEW show would be without ad breaks for its first half hour on USA). Then, he decided to have a little fun with the competitive oneupmanship that the two companies have been engaged in with a Larry David GIF...
#AEWDynamite tomorrow on TBS! pic.twitter.com/HWzOdcoigL
— Tony Khan (@TonyKhan) October 10, 2023
He probably would have got this response anyway, but before long a WWE loyalist responded to let Khan know he wouldn’t be watching. TK, who as he’s reminded us before is a veteran of many a message board flame war, was ready with a meme retort...
Ok, we won't see you tomorrow night for Title Tuesday #AEWDynamite then! pic.twitter.com/CD6ZHPisxk
— Tony Khan (@TonyKhan) October 10, 2023
The fact Roderick Strong used a bad word in that GIF inspired another tweeter (X poster?) to compare Khan’s customer service skills to Vince McMahon’s. Because Vince famously never antagonized his audience, I guess? Whatever their intent, what they did was give Tony an opening to remind fans about the TKO Group Holding’s Executive Chairman’s recent controversies, which include multiple allegations of sexual misconduct:
If Sir Vince McMahon said this, it would be the least of his alleged misdeeds. #AEWTitleTuesday on TBS
— Tony Khan (@TonyKhan) October 10, 2023
Tuesday #AEWDynamite Tonight!
While McMahon’s “alleged misdeeds” won’t impact tonight’s NXT/Dynamite battle — except perhaps in that Triple H & Shawn Michaels are reportedly calling the shots without his input — they are still being investigated by the Federal Government and a possible concern for his new bosses at Endeavor.
If you don’t mind getting caught in a flame war yourself, weigh in on TK’s Tuesday Night War banter in the comments below.
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